Ireland

Five Pound Dog Hampers Training Ride

Five Pound Dog Hampers Training Ride

This little dog followed me for three miles. Every time I thought I had him lost, he would appear AGAIN. Right in front of my wheel. On one of his many detours, he entered a large field where he chased two big black birds and then four sheep and t…

Irish Cemeteries

Irish Cemeteries

They are everywhere here. This country of four million people used to be made up of twice that number before the famine and disease of the mid 19th Century began a population drain that lasted for over a century. Often, such burial lands are found…

The Bogs of Ireland

The Bogs of Ireland

This handmade flyer arrived in our mail box today. Since winter is winding down, the price has been reduced by a euro….. While few people burn the stuff to heat their homes any more, here is a pile of peat, the produce of the bog lands that make…

Irish Roads in the Winter

Irish Roads in the Winter

The change in seasons will give way to an explosion of green and roadside flowers that has no parallel. In a few months time I will try to reproduce this same shot so you can compare….